"My Kind of Woman/My Kind of Man" is a song written by and recorded by American

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artist

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, who recorded it as a duet with ex-labelmate

Patty Loveless Patty Loveless (born Patricia Lee Ramey, January 4, 1957) is an American country music singer. She began performing in her teenaged years before signing her first recording contract with MCA Records' Nashville division in 1985. While her first ...

. It was released in May 1999 as the fourth single from Gill's album '' The Key'' and the second single from Loveless' compilation album ''

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''. After the release of Loveless' studio album '' Long Stretch of Lonesome'' in late 1997, she collaborated with Gill in a series of recording sessions which were produced by Gill and Tony Brown. Two of the recordings were eventually released, "My Kind of Woman, My Kind of Man" along with "Wine, Women And Song". Gill and Loveless debuted the song on ''

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'' upon its release in 1999. The song charted for 20 weeks on the ''

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chart, reaching #27 during the week of July 31, 1999. It also reached #16 on the

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chart. "My Kind of Woman/My Kind of Man" won the

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's 1999 award for Vocal Event of the Year.

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